926 CE

Emperor Zhuang Zong is killed during an officer's rebellion led by Guo Congqian at the old Tang capital of Luoyang. He is succeeded by his adoptive brother Li Siyuan (Ming Zong) as ruler of Later Tang. Li sends Yao Kun, as an emissary, to create a friendly relationship with the Khitan Empire. Emperor Taizu dies after a 10-year reign. He is succeeded by his second son Tai Zong (Yaogu) as ruler of the Chinese Liao Dynasty. Taizu's eldest son Yelü Bei (designated heir apparent) becomes ruler of the Dongdan Kingdom (former Balhae), a puppet state of the Khitan Empire. The Hungarians besiege Augsburg in Bavaria, then conquer the monastery of St. Gallen (modern Switzerland). After an unsuccessful battle with the locals, they burn the suburbs of Konstanz, then they cross westwards and defeat a Frankish army led by Duke Liutfred of Alsace.

In the 920s, the 10th century.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • King Æthelstan of Wessex and Mercia annexes Northumbria, and forces Wales and Strathclyde to accept his sovereignty along with the Picts and the Scots (approximate date).source

Conflict & Security

  • Battle of the Bosnian Highlands: Bulgarian forces under Duke Alogobotur are ambushed and defeated by a Croatian army of King Tomislav, in the mountainous area of Eastern Bosnia. Tsar Simeon I meets his first defeat against Croatia, but overruns the Western Balkans several times.source

Religion & Belief

  • Spring – The Italian nobles turn against King Rudolph II of Burgundy and request that Hugh of Provence, the effective ruler of Lower Burgundy, be elected as king of Italy. Rudolph's father-in-law Duke Burchard II of Swabia is ambushed and killed near Novara, by the henchmen of Archbishop Lambert of Milan. Rudolph, disillusioned by the news, returns to Burgundy to protect himself. Hugh has himself crowned King of Italy. and appoints Giselbert I as count palatine of Bergamo (Northern Italy).source
  • The Hungarians besiege Augsburg in Bavaria, then conquer the monastery of St. Gallen (modern Switzerland). After an unsuccessful battle with the locals, they burn the suburbs of Konstanz, then they cross westwards and defeat a Frankish army led by Duke Liutfred of Alsace.source
  • Pope John X allies himself with Hugh of Provence provoking the ire of Marozia, daughter of the Roman consul Theophylact I, who is married to Hugh's rival Guy of Tuscany.source

Births

  • July 14 – Murakami, emperor of Japan (died 967)source
  • Ordoño III, king of León (approximate date)source
  • Phạm Thị Trân, Vietnamese opera singer and Mandarin (died 976)source
  • Liu Jun, emperor of Northern Han (died 968)source
  • Ordoño IV, king of León (approximate date)source
  • Gao Huaide, Chinese general (approximate date)source

Deaths

  • January 8 – Athelm, archbishop of Canterburysource
  • March 9 – Zhu Youqian, Chinese warlordsource
  • April 29 – Burchard II, duke of Swabiasource
  • May 15 – Zhuang Zong, emperor of Later Tang (born 885)source
  • May 15 – Emperor Zhuang Zong is killed during an officer's rebellion led by Guo Congqian at the old Tang capital of Luoyang. He is succeeded by his adoptive brother Li Siyuan (Ming Zong) as ruler of Later Tang. Li sends Yao Kun, as an emissary, to create a friendly relationship with the Khitan Empire.source
  • May 26 – Yuan Xingqin, Chinese generalsource
  • September 6 – Emperor Taizu dies after a 10-year reign. He is succeeded by his second son Tai Zong (Yaogu) as ruler of the Chinese Liao Dynasty. Taizu's eldest son Yelü Bei (designated heir apparent) becomes ruler of the Dongdan Kingdom (former Balhae), a puppet state of the Khitan Empire.source
  • September 6 – Abaoji (Taizu), emperor of the Khitan Empiresource
  • Wang Zongyan, emperor of Former Shu (born 899)source
  • Pelagius of Córdoba, Christian martyrsource
  • Xu, empress dowager of Former Shusource
  • Guo Chongtao, general of Later Tangsource
  • Liu, empress and wife of Zhuang Zongsource
  • Zhang Quanyi, Chinese warlord (born 852)source